Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Soup (A Cold-Weather Classic from the Ranch)
This Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Soup is a hearty, flavorful comfort food made easy! Packed with beef, potatoes, okra, shoepeg corn, and mixed vegetables simmered in a rich tomato beef broth.
Sweet Potato Praline Bread Pudding
This Sweet Potato Praline Bread Pudding is a rich, Southern-inspired dessert perfect for Thanksgiving. Layers of creamy sweet potatoes, buttery bread pudding, and a pecan praline topping come together for the ultimate holiday treat!
Skillet Cornbread (The Right Crust-to-Crumb Ratio)
This old-fashioned Southern skillet cornbread has the perfect crust-to-crumb ratio — crisp edges, tender middle, and rich buttery flavor. Made with self-rising cornmeal mix and baked in a 10-inch cast iron skillet.
Sugar-Crusted Pumpkin Spice Coffee Can Cakes
Old-fashioned pumpkin spice cakes baked in coffee cans — sugar-crusted on the outside, moist and perfectly spiced inside. A cozy holiday recipe inspired by classic coffee-can baking, perfect for gifting and sharing during the holiday season.
Crockpot Cheesy Potato Casserole with Beef
Crockpot Cheesy Potato Casserole with Ground Beef — Easy Comfort Food Dinner
Old-Fashioned Marshmallow Soft Popcorn Balls
Soft, chewy, and full of buttery marshmallow flavor, these old fashioned popcorn balls are a quick and cozy fall treat everyone will love.
🥧 Pumpkin Cobbler Recipe (Paula Deen–Inspired Pumpkin Buckle)
This pumpkin cobbler recipe is a Paula Deen Inspired fall favorite: a buttery, golden, no-stir dessert that tastes like a pumpkin coffee cake meets delicious, golden cobbler. It’s the perfect cozy bake for farmhouse kitchens everywhere! Pumpkin spice everything!
Fall Calving Season on the Ranch: Why F1 Cross Calves Are the Best of Both Worlds
Fall calving season brings new life to our ranch! See why F1 Angus-Hereford cross calves thrive with hybrid vigor, docile mamas, and plenty of pasture
Mini Pumpkin Patch Cheesecakes with Sugar Cookie Tops
These festive mini cheesecakes in cupcake liners feature a buttery graham cracker crust, creamy sour cream cheesecake filling, and a half-baked pumpkin patch sugar cookie pressed on top. They’re a spooky-cute treat for Halloween parties!
Pumpkin Patch Sugar Cookie Trifle with Cream Cheese (Easy No-Bake Dessert)
Layers of pudding, cream cheese, whipped topping, and adorable pumpkin cookies make this a kid-friendly fall dessert everyone will love.
Diced Ham & Swiss Sliders with Sweet Garlic Butter
Looking for the ultimate game day snack? These diced ham and swiss sliders with sweet garlic butter are cheesy, savory, and baked to golden perfection.
Alabama Firecrackers (Sweet-Heat Style!)
These Alabama Firecrackers are a spicy-sweet twist on the classic Southern snack! Made with saltines and a perfect spice blend, these are a must have for your next tailgate party.
Alani Witch’s Brew-Inspired Caramel Apple Bars
A crisp, sour-apple caramel bar inspired by my favorite fall energy drink—playful, tangy, and perfect for Halloween parties.
Crunchy Crust Southern Peach Cobbler
Sweet Chilton County peaches and a golden crunchy topping bake into summer’s best dessert—warm, bubbly, and loaded with Southern charm.
Gameday Peach Salsa with Jalapeno, Lime & a Smoky Kick
Fresh peaches, a kick of jalapeno, and bright lime make this the ultimate football season dip—sweet, spicy, and tailgate ready!
Paula Deen Inspired Southern Peach Cobbler
When the Alabama heat is blazing, there’s nothing better to me than a bubbling dish of Southern peach cobbler fresh out of the oven. It’s a recipe that’s been passed down and perfected across countless Southern kitchens, but when I’m craving the true classic, I always come back to a version of Paula Deen’s iconic recipe.
Spraying Fence Lines in 101° Heat: A Day in the Life on the Farm
Farm life in the heat! Join me as I spray 7 miles of fence line with a 300 gallon spray rig behind my Honda Pioneer. Real talk about tractor rescues, lessons learned, and ending the day with a peach.
Zesty Lemon Icebox Cookies: A Cool and Creamy Slice of Summer
There’s something about lemon desserts that just feel like sunshine. On a sweltering Alabama afternoon—after a day of tending calves, hauling hay, or just chasing down loads of muddy laundry—I want a sweet treat that doesn’t ask too much of me. That’s where these Lemon Icebox Cookies come in.
Muscadine Arbor Meets Pumpkin Patch: A fall Garden Experiment
For a couple of years now, I’ve been dreaming about planting pumpkins on their very own arbor. You know the kind—vines weaving up and over in every direction, jack-o’-lanterns dangling like ornaments, sugar pumpkins nestled under the leaves, and spooky pumpkins creeping in just in time for Halloween. But between hay season and farm life, that idea never made it past the dreaming stage.
Sweat, Sunsets, and Summer Hay: Life on the Ranch This Week
There’s nothing quite like the hum of a tractor, the smell of fresh-cut grass, and the golden rolls of hay dotting the pasture under a wide Alabama sky. But when the hay gets ready to cut right in the middle of the hottest week of the summer, things get really interesting really fast.